District of India

About District

Lunglei District, the biggest District in Mizoram is bounded on the north by Mamit and Serchhip Districts, on the south by Lawngtlai and Saiha Districts, on the east by Myanmar and on the west by Bangladesh. With the constitution of the Union Territory of Mizoram on 21st January, 1972, Lunglei became one of the three Districts of
Mizoram U.T. It has area of 4,538 Sq.km. There are three Civil Sub-Divisions namely – Lunglei Sadar Sub-Division, Tlabung and Hnahthial Civil Sub-Divisions. The District is also divided into four Rural Development Blocks – Lunglei, Hnahthial, Lungsen and Bunghmun. It is one of the most populous towns in the Mizo Hills, located 131 miles (235 km) from Aizwal, the capital of Mizoram.